A large can of soup has a diameter of about 8 cm and a height of about 12 cm. The volume of the can is about how many cubic centimeters?

Question

A large can of soup has a diameter of about 8 cm and a height of about 12 cm. The volume of the can is about how many cubic centimeters?

Answer 1

A soup can is a cylinder.

The formula for volume of a cylinder is the following: V= Πr²h.

 

We are given the height which is 12 (h=12) and the diameter which is 8 (d=8).  

The formula asks for radius so we divide the diameter by 2.  

r =8/2 = 4.

Now we can just plug the numbers into the formula

 

V = Π (4)²*12

V = 603.19 cm³

 

Since the units of measure is in centimeters, the volume will be measured in cubic centimeters.